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Brennisteinsfjöll

Brennisteinsfjoll

Type
Crater rows
Elevation
610m
Last eruption
1341
Brennisteinsfjöll
Photo: Hornstrandir1 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Type
Crater rows
Country
Iceland
Region
Atlantic Ocean / Iceland Neovolcanic Rift Volcanic Province
Elevation
610m
Coordinates
63.933, -21.783
Last eruption
1341
Tectonic setting
Rift zone / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
Landform
Cluster
Major rock type
Basalt / Picro-basalt
Geological summary

The Brennisteinsfjöll volcanic system, located east of Kleifarvatn lake, consists of a series of NE-SW-trending crater rows and small shield volcanoes. Postglacial and historical basaltic lavas cover a wide area. An eruption in 1000 CE was dated by its occurrence at the time of a meeting of the Icelandic outdoor parliament at Thingvellier. The most recent eruption took place in the 14th century.

From Wikipedia

Brennisteinsfjöll is a minor volcanic system, with crater rows and small shield volcanoes on the Reykjanes Peninsula in southwest Iceland.

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Eruption history

9 recordedGlossary
Summary (VEI over time)
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9000 BCE~8655 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI 02795 BCE~2451 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI 01072 BCE~727 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI 2652~996 · 3 eruptions · max VEI 2996~1341 · 3 eruptions · max VEI 29000 BCE6587 BCE3829 BCE1417 BCE996

Detailed timeline

  1. 1341 (±1 yrs)VEI 2Observed
    1341 – end unknown
    Grafeldur (Selvogshraun)
  2. 1200VEI 2Geological estimate
    1200 – end unknown
    Kongsfell
  3. 1000VEI 0Observed
    1000-06-25 – end unknown
    Eldborg at Lambafell
  4. 950VEI 2Geological estimate
    950 – end unknown
    Rjupnadyngjur
  5. 910 (±75 yrs)VEI 2Geological estimate
    910 – end unknown
    Kista (Breiddalshraun)
  6. 875 (±50 yrs)VEI 2Geological estimate
    875 – end unknown
    Tvibollar
  7. 1040 BCE (±75 yrs)VEI 2Geological estimate
    1040 BCE – end unknown
    Eldborg at Brennisteinsfjöllum
  8. 2660 BCE (±75 yrs)VEI 0Geological estimate
    2660 BCE – end unknown
    Leitin
  9. 9000 BCEVEI 0Geological estimate
    9000 BCE – end unknown
    Heidin Há

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